Grading
Assignments
Assignments will, typically, encompass the topics covered in the lectures.Here are the key expectations for your assignment submissions:
- The assignments need to be uploaded on Gradescope, and your answers need to be labelled
- Your assignment solutions need to be uploaded as a single PDF document
- Start every new problem on a fresh page and make sure all mathematical expressions are clearly written
- You will get partial credit if your main ideas are well-organized and communicated clearly
You final score for each assignment will be based on a predeterminded, but randomly selected subset of the problems you have to turn in.
Your lowest assignment score will be dropped for the final grades.
As with all electronic assignment submissions, there is no “on time”. If you’re not early, you’re late. So, make sure you plan ahead! Requests for late submissions will not be entertained.
Exams
Exams will, essentially, be longer versions of assignments testing your learning on all topics covered until that point. The midterm exam will be held during the lectures
Grading
Your final grade will be based on the best of the following two schemes:
Scheme 1
| Homework | 35% | ||
| In-class quiz | 5% | ||
| Midterm | 30% | ||
| Final Exam | 30% |
Scheme 2
| Homework | 35% | ||
| In-class quiz | 5% | ||
| Final Exam | 60% |
\[ \text{final score } = \max(\text{scheme 1}, \text{scheme 2}) \]
In other words,
- If you miss the midterm, your final score will be based on Scheme 2.
- If you write midterm, then it will be \(\max(\text{scheme 1}, \text{scheme 2})\).
Grading Scheme
Your final grade will be assigned as follows:
| A+ | A | A- | B+ | B | B- | C+ | C | C- | D | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100-97 | 96-93 | 92-90 | 89-87 | 86-83 | 82-80 | 79-77 | 76-73 | 72-70 | 69-60 | 59-0 |